These twelve reels are live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women's
festival in 1980, held in Yosemite CA September 26-28th, 1980. The festival
was produced by Robin Tyler and co-produced by Torie Osborn, and two to three
thousand women attended. These recordings were a joint project of Pacfica
radio stations KPFA and KPFK. This concert was recorded by Linda Mack with
Susan Kerniss and Susan Elizabeth. An edited version of the festival can be
found here: KZ1038 Part A begins with a "speakout" on the shortage of child
care at the festival and that one of the acts (Alix Dobkin?) had asked that
all boy children be removed from the audience during her performances. Next,
Casselberry and Dupree perform the following: "Chants to Elegba", "That Is My
Dream", "In the Morning", "A Case of You."Part B: Casselberry and Dupree
continued with "Take it to the Limit", "Corrine", and an African song.
Announcements by festival producer Robin Tyler. Next is singer Dovida
Ishatova. She performs a Chopin piece.Part C: Dovida Ishatova continues with
"Amazon", reads an excerpt from a piece she wrote with her mom about being
released from a Nazi Concentration Camp by Russian women soldiers
"Henya[sp?]" (poem), and an instrumental. Ambient noise and then
announcements by festival producer Robin Tyler.Part D: More announcements
from Robin Tyler. Then Silvia Kohan sings "Hine Ma Tov" and introduces her
band (Elaine Miller (piano), Sandra Wilson (guitar and bass), and Missy
Coleman (drums)), but the recording is cut off. End of Saturday afternoon
concert.Part E: End of Alive!'s performance? and introductions of band
members: Rhiannon, Gwen Avery[?], Carolyn Brandy (percussion), Barbara Borden
(percussion), Annette Lipson (percussion), Pat Ramseyer (percussion), and Jan
Martinelli (bass). At 12 min. Terry Garthwaite and her band begin their
performance with "All Night Long", [intro and talks about children issue],
"You Don't Know My Mind", "Slender Thread," and spacey sounds.Part F: Terry
Garthwaite performance continues with more spacey sounds, "I'll Never Fall In
Love Again" (by Victoria Spivey, which Garthwaite says she first heard on
KPFA's "Focus on Women in Music" program), [spacey guitar and flute],
"Younger Lover", "Ticket to Chicago" (continued on next tape). Garthwaite
introduces band Tucki Bailey, Jan Martinelli, Carolyn Brandy, Barbara Borden,
and Shannon Christie.Part G: Terry Garthwaite finishes "Ticket to Chicago",
and plays an encore "Bye-bye". Robin Tyler makes announcements. At 14 min.
Gwen Avery performance begins with "Do It On Your Own"[?]. She introduces the
band: Pat Ramseyer (small percussions), Annette Lipson (congas), Barbara
Borden (traps), Jan Martinelli (bass), J.D. (Harmonica), and Shannon Christie
(sign language) "Shout It Out", "Sugar Mama", "Song for My Woman
Friends".Part H: Gwen Avery "Song for My Woman Friends" (duplicate),
[Emergency announcements], "Cry No More", "Backyard Blues", "Heaven Is In
Your Mind"[?], musician intros, "I'm On My Way" (incomplete).Part I: Gwen
Avery continues "I'm On My Way", and an encore "Sad Song". Robin Tyler? asks
the audience "Do you want to have a disco?" Audience answers "yes". End of
Saturday night concert.Part J: Sunday afternoon. Izquierda Ensemble performs.
Band members are: Naomi, Little Bear, June Adams, Izetta Smith, Kristen
Aspen. Songs include: "Like a Mountain", "The Pipes of Pan", intro Tammy Rich
and Betty Anglo, "Johnny Get Angry", "The Leaving"[?] or "Songs from a Dying
Star"[?], poem, "No Hay Razon", rap about growing up female and song about
heterosexuality (incomplete). Previously labeled KZ0454KPart K: Izquierda
Ensemble: rap about growing up female and song about heterosexuality
(duplicate), "Power to our intuition,"[?], "Looking To Be Free".
Announcements, then Charlotte Bunch comes up on stage and says "No Robin,
flirting is not sexist." Andrea Floyd performs. Previously labeled
KZ0454JPart L: Sunday evening. Alive! performs the following: "Sail Away",
jam, "Step By Step", "Mother Earth", "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven", "Got
To Be Willing", "Wild Women", "Yamaya", six minutes of percussion as the band
finishes and walks off stage. Band members introduced are Barbara Borden
(drums), Suzanne Vincenza (bass), Janet Small (piano), Rhiannon (vocalist),
Carolyn Brandy (percussionist).

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